ARM'S LENGTH


Meaning of ARM'S LENGTH in English

Function: noun

Date: 1707

1 : a distance discouraging personal contact or familiarity <kept former friends at arm's length now>

2 : the condition or fact that the parties to a transaction are independent and on an equal footing

– arm's-length adjective

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.